advice re French Digi box.
Anne-Sophie
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I have until recently been receiving French tv via a satellite dish beamed to Antlantic Bird 5W. I now have to get a digital box and as I am going to France in a few weeks I intend to bring one back.
Can anyone advise me on whether it is best to get a FranSat or a TNTSat box, and which are the best brands?
I have a French address if that is necessary to register a card
Thanks.
Can anyone advise me on whether it is best to get a FranSat or a TNTSat box, and which are the best brands?
I have a French address if that is necessary to register a card
Thanks.
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A simple non-subscription decoder can pick up some of the main public channels at 5W without a card, but you are better with a subscription box.
I assume your current box has a SCART connection to the TV. The new box will also have HDMI - you need that for full resolution on HD channels. I don't know what's available, but some boxes will be designed for recording.
Do you know how I set about getting a subscription?
I'm not sure there is a LeRoy Merlin near me. I will look in Fnac,Carrefour or Castorama.
e.g. http://www.fransat.co.uk/whatis.php (there may be others, I didn't look further)
Probably dearer than a French supermarket, but there's a UK address and phone number.
One last (silly!) question. At the moment the tv I will be using for my French viewing is only HD ready, but the time will come when it will be replaced by full HD. If I go for the cheaper option of a SD box will it still be useable with a full HD tv?
Also see the French Radio threat in the Freesat forum. It suggests that Fransat cards do not expire.
An HD Ready TV should have an HDMI port, so you can improve on a SCART connection, although TVs don't always switch automatically to an HDMI input when the connected device is switched on, like most SCART inputs do (I find this varies with TV). Some users find that annoying, especially if the TV defaults to internal tuner on power-up.
The UK site doesn't say which boxes they sell - only options are SD, HD or PVR - but you can always ask. One advantage could be easier repair under warranty.